In case you had any doubts about what processor Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Note 9 smartphone would use, a fresh benchmark test is now available to cast them aside.

Performed today, March 28, on Geekbench, the test shows that the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (model number SM-N960U) is powered by Qualcomm's octa-core Snapdragon 845 chipset, aided by 6 GB of RAM - just like the recently released Galaxy S9+. Of course, this must be the North American version of the handset, as other markets will probably get an Exynos 9810-powered Note 9.

According to the new benchmark test, the Galaxy Note 9 currently runs Android 8.1 Oreo. The phone's processor performance doesn't seem to be overly impressive, at least not for a device that'll be released in the second half of the year. We're seeing a multi-core benchmark score of 8806, and a single-core score of 2190 - these numbers are comparable to those of the Snapdragon 845-based Galaxy S9+ (8420 in multi-core tests, and 2390 in single-core), and lower than those of the Exynos 9810-based Galaxy S9: 8894 in multi-core, and 3648 in single-core).

Sure enough, things could get better for the Note 9 when the device actually hits the market. We're pretty sure that Samsung still has a lot of software optimization to do, and this might improve the phone's benchmark scores, although probably not by much.

Samsung will likely announce the Galaxy Note 9 in August. The new Note could become the company's first smartphone to feature an in-display fingerprint scanner, while also packing a larger battery compared to the Note 8 (pictured above). We're also expecting camera enhancements, plus improvements related to the iconic S Pen stylus.

Bleh... very predictable specs. Still was hoping for a return to the glory days when the Note was a beacon of the most obscene specs and such. It appears that the Note line has become something different.

I know it probably isn't going to happen, but I would love to see a screen size increase to 6.4 inches. All the modern phones are so narrow, making the video area smaller than even the 5.7 inchers of yesteryear. They could easily make the screen a hair bigger and trim the top and bottom bezels to make the footprint roughly the same.

That is true, and there are many benefits to having a tall screen over a "regular" 16:9 ratio. The fact that I've never owned a 18:9 or taller phone kind of condemns my opinion too. I own a 16:9 5.7" Galaxy A8 and would rather not get a narrower screen if I don't have to.

Hay brainiac, Samsung has more then 3 models.
You isheep make me laugh. No one knows what they will sale in 2018 since we are only 3 months into the year.
Don't get your hopes up, Timmy boy isn't going to send you a check.

You still don't get it, Samsung has to compete with 100s of Android manufacturer whereas no one is selling iOS devices except Apple.
If a customer want a Android devices he/she have 100s of choices & if he/she want's to purchase an iOS device than they only have one choice i.e. Apple.

Because there’s nothing wrong with the battery life on the current Samsung flagships. From personal experience, they have the best battery life out of any phone I’ve ever used. People wouldn’t have to worry about battery life so much if they’d quit living like a brain dead zombie with their faces glued to their phones all the time

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